
Sarah El-Mahmoud
The Background: Sarah El-Mahmoud has been with CinemaBlend since 2018, starting as a freelancer shortly after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Journalism. In college, she was the Managing Editor of the award-winning college paper, The Daily Titan where she specialized in writing/editing long-form features, profiles and arts & entertainment coverage, including her first run-in with movie reporting, with a phone interview with Guillermo del Toro for Best Picture winner, The Shape of Water.
What She's Into: Sarah is CinemaBlend's resident YA enthusiast, often bringing her lifetime love of books and the stories behind their often contentious adaptations to the site. Deeply into when music and movies intersect, from knowing the hype musical tracks of Mamma Mia!, beautiful scores of Michael Giacchino and yes, the absolute banger Twilight soundtrack way too well. She is also passionate about highlighting and interviewing voices within the industry to help open the door for Hollywood to better represent the world through movies and television. Horror, she really loves horror movies. The world of animation as well... OK don't make her pick one genre.
What She's Excited About Right Now: The continued resurgence of horror and musicals. The next Hunger Games movie, Mike Flanagan's upcoming shows, the Wicked movies and the final Spider-Verse animated film.
Latest articles by Sarah El-Mahmoud

Freakier Friday Hit A Giant Box Office Milestone In Under 48 Hours, And I Am So Here For It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Disney comedy is killing it!

Taylor Swift's New Album Was Only Just Announced, And I'm Shook That There Are Already So Many Brand Tie-Ins
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
"The Life Of A Showgirl" indeed!

There's A Popular LGBTQ+ Relationship Wednesday Fans Have Been Rooting For, But There's Some Bad News For Season 2
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A harsh blow for 'Wenclair'.

KPop Demon Hunters Is Heading To Theaters After Breaking A Bunch Of Streaming Records, But There's A Catch
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
This movie just keeps goin' up, up, up!

Insiders Drop Claims About Where Megan Fox And MGK’s Relationship Stands After Their Trip To Costa Rica
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Here's the latest on the Hollywood co-parents.

Percy Jackson Fans Can't Stop Pointing Out How Grown Up The Cast Already Is, So I’m Happy The Disney+ Series Just Shared A Big Update
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
A lot more Percy Jackson is on the way!

Freakier Friday Confirms A Theory I Always Had About Jake, And Chad Michael Murray Told Me His True Thoughts About It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives "Let's play with that."

I Saw The Naked Gun With A Raucous Crowd, And It's Changed My View On Spoof Movies
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Absolutely worth the theatrical experience.

I Have A Gripe With Fantastic Four: First Steps' Avengers: Doomsday Tease That's Still Bothering Me
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Ending SPOILERS ahead!

Alyson Stoner Reveals They Auditioned For Katniss In The Hunger Games, And Their Training Regimen Was No Joke: 'I Jumped For The Moon’
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The odds were not in their favor.

It's Opening Weekend, And Jamie Lee Curtis Loves The 'Little Group Of Freaks' Who Helped Bring Freakier Friday To The Gen Z Generation
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Freaky Friday sequel has finally arrived.

I Need To Vent About Paul Rudd’s Character In Death Of A Unicorn, Because WTF Was That
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm not going to blow this movie's horn...

We Don't Even Know The Role Thor Will Play In Avengers: Doomsday Yet, But Chris Hemsworth Is Already Getting Asked About Thor 5
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
To Thor more or not to Thor?

The New Hunger Games Kids Are Bonding On Set As Sunrise On The Reaping Starts Filming, And My Little Heart Can't Take It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Meet the new District 12 tributes!

Freakier Friday Review: Jamie Lee Curtis And Lindsay Lohan Clearly Had The Best Time With More Body Swap Shenanigans, And So Did I
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'm happy this sequel exists.

A Major Change Is Happening To One Of Our Favorite Streaming Service Apps, And I Hope It Doesn't Lead To More Price Increases
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
What does this mean for Hulu?

I Told Predator: Badlands’ Director I’d Love To See The Dinosaur Fight From The Trophy Wall, And His Reaction Has Me Curious
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives Now I only have more questions.

I Wasn't Super Excited About The Talamasca: The Secret Order Anne Rice Series, But I've Recently Changed My Tune
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Witches, vampires, and spies, oh my!

Alien Easter Eggs Are All Over The Predator: Badlands Trailers, So I Had To Ask The Director About The Universes Colliding Again
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Exclusives There's "potential" here!

Who Could Replace Colin Jost And Michael Che On Weekend Update? One SNL Star Just Pitched Themselves (And I Think They'd Be Great)
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
I'd like to see this version of the SNL segment.

I Need Some OG Hunger Games Stars To Return For Sunrise On The Reaping, And Josh Hutcherson Shared How He Feels About It
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
The Peeta actor weighs in.

Fans Think Taylor Swift Made A Secret Happy Gilmore 2 Cameo, And Honestly, The Theory Is Convincing
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
Did Taylor Swift join Travis Kelce in Happy Gilmore 2?

Sounds Like Tom Holland’s Taking Another Acting Break After Spider-Man 4 And The Odyssey, And I Love His Explanation For Why This Is Necessary
By Sarah El-Mahmoud published
It's not always "Go, web, go!"
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